I had a friend in college who had a similar tale. Some sort of abdominal surgery when she was a teen discovered that she had absorbed a twin in-utero. That knowledge would give me nightmares for the rest of my days, I'd think.
Globule, I think the book was titled "The Dark Half," maybe...

Was made into a movie, too, with Timothy Hutton.

Janie, today I quit my job. And then I told my boss to go f*** himself, and then I blackmailed him for almost sixty thousand dollars. Pass the asparagus.

'15 Goals:

• Do some dus...and some CX...and some tandem gravel...and some podiums...

• PRs

• 130#s (or less)

xor

posted: 4/24/2009 at 9:19 AM

As reported on my morning newscast:
People who sit at work all day risk a 50% higher chance of death than those who stand. And working out doesn't help. If you sit all day, 50% higher.
Hmmm.
Methinks this is bovine feces. We all "risk" a 100% chance of death. Dead's dead.
(clearly the person who wrote up the story skipped a chunk of an important sentence from the report off the wire)

As reported on my morning newscast:
People who sit at work all day risk a 50% higher chance of death than those who stand. And working out doesn't help. If you sit all day, 50% higher.
Hmmm.
Methinks this is bovine feces. We all "risk" a 100% chance of death. Dead's dead.
(clearly the person who wrote up the story skipped a chunk of an important sentence from the report off the wire)

poorly written, true. it's not that working out doesn't help, it's that controlling for exercise and other factors, being sedentary increased the risk of death during the time of the study. so even if you work out, you shouldn't sit on your *ss all day long. this was of interest to me, since after I run, I sit for most of the rest of the day.
: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009 Apr 3. [Epub ahead of print]
Sitting Time and Mortality from All Causes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer.
Katzmarzyk PT, Church TS, Craig CL, Bouchard C.
1Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA; and 2Canadian Fitness
and Lifestyle Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA.
PURPOSE:: Although moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is related to premature
mortality, the relationship between sedentary behaviors and mortality has not
been fully explored and may represent a different paradigm than that associated
with lack of exercise. We prospectively examined sitting time and mortality in a
representative sample of 17,013 Canadians 18-90 yr of age. METHODS:: Evaluation
of daily sitting time (almost none of the time, one fourth of the time, half of
the time, three fourths of the time, almost all of the time), leisure time
physical activity, smoking status, and alcohol consumption was conducted at
baseline. Participants were followed prospectively for an average of 12.0 yr for
the ascertainment of mortality status. RESULTS:: There were 1832 deaths (759 of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 547 of cancer) during 204,732 person-yr of
follow-up. After adjustment for potential confounders, there was a progressively
higher risk of mortality across higher levels of sitting time from all causes
(hazard ratios (HR): 1.00, 1.00, 1.11, 1.36, 1.54; P for trend <0.0001) and="" cvd="" (hr:1.00,="" 1.01,="" 1.22,="" 1.47,="" 1.54;="" p="" for="" trend=""></0.0001)><0.0001) but="" not="" cancer.="" similar="" results="" were="" obtained="" when="" stratified="" by="" sex,="" age,="" smoking="" status,="" and="" body="" mass="" index.="" age-adjusted="" all-cause="" mortality="" rates="" per="" 10,000="" person-yr="" of="" follow-up="" were="" 87,="" 86,="" 105,="" 130,="" and="" 161="" (p="" for="" trend=""></0.0001)><0.0001) in physically inactive
participants and 75, 69, 76, 98, 105 (p for trend = 0.008) in active participants
across sitting time categories. conclusions:: these data demonstrate a
dose-response association between sitting time and mortality from all causes and
cvd, independent of leisure time physical activity. in addition to the promotion
of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and a healthy weight, physicians should
discourage sitting for extended periods. in="" physically="" inactive="" participants="" and="" 75,="" 69,="" 76,="" 98,="" 105="" (p="" for="" trend="0.008)" in="" active="" participants="" across="" sitting="" time="" categories.="" conclusions::="" these="" data="" demonstrate="" a="" dose-response="" association="" between="" sitting="" time="" and="" mortality="" from="" all="" causes="" and="" cvd,="" independent="" of="" leisure="" time="" physical="" activity.="" in="" addition="" to="" the="" promotion="" of="" moderate-to-vigorous="" physical="" activity="" and="" a="" healthy="" weight,="" physicians="" should="" discourage="" sitting="" for="" extended=""></0.0001) in physically inactive
participants and 75, 69, 76, 98, 105 (p for trend = 0.008) in active participants
across sitting time categories. conclusions:: these data demonstrate a
dose-response association between sitting time and mortality from all causes and
cvd, independent of leisure time physical activity. in addition to the promotion
of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and a healthy weight, physicians should
discourage sitting for extended periods.>

poorly written, true. it's not that working out doesn't help, it's that controlling for exercise and other factors, being sedentary increased the risk of death during the time of the study. so even if you work out, you shouldn't sit on your *ss all day long. this was of interest to me, since after I run, I sit for most of the rest of the day.

But if you run in traffic, you could get hit by a bus. That will prevent you from dying of sitting on your butt after a run.
See? Running is good for you!